Lave Winham Baseball player

Lafayette Sharkey Winham (October 23, 1881 in Brooklyn, New York – September 12, 1951 in Brooklyn, New York), nicknamed "Lefty", was a professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in six games in Major League Baseball for the 1902 Brooklyn Superbas and 1903 Pittsburgh Pirates.Winham appeared in five games for the Pirates team that went on to lose the first World Series, in which he did not appear. That season, he pitched a six inning shutout against the Philadelphia Phillies at Columbia Park in Philadelphia.At the minor league level, Lafayette pitched for the Montreal Royals in 1903.

Personal facts

Birth dateOctober 23, 1881
Birth place
Brooklyn
Date of deathSeptember 12, 1951
Place of death
Brooklyn

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Baseball player

Career startApril 21, 1902
Career endSeptember 21, 1903
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former teams
Los Angeles Dodgers
Pittsburgh Pirates
position
Pitcher
teams
Los Angeles Dodgers
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Lave Winham on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=winhala01